Linux
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 22 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -4 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5 | 29 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast | 1.55% | 9.32% | 9.31% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 19.23% | 59.18% | 56.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £64,471 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,813 | £83,750 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,801 | £90,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +50.00% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,790 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £82,500 |
| County Antrim median annual salary | £73,801 | £90,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +50.00% | +9.09% |
All Operating Systems
Belfast
Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Belfast.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 26 | 49 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast | 8.07% | 15.76% | 16.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 22 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,325 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,750 | £51,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £64,654 | £53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.00% | +20.29% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,563 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,879 | - | £89,500 |
| County Antrim median annual salary | £37,500 | £64,654 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.00% | +34.70% | -5.42% |
Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Salary Trend in Belfast
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Linux.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: